Winter 2011

What is TACIT?•Comprised of quadrant-based groups of teachers

•Teachers volunteering to share their ICT knowledge and skills through the delivery of workshops for teachers

•Model curricular-based integration of ICT

•New applicants accepted each Spring

Today’s Learning Goals

• Learn how some of the Mac applications can be used to support your teaching of Math

• Access additional Math & ICT support

Who are you?

• Introduce yourself to your neighbour• Share your reasons for being here

today

Technical Issues?• Log any technical issues with Enterprise

Help Desk!• Setting up Printers• Logging in • Continuous Network issues• H-Drive & shared folders• Crashing SMART Notebook• Bookmarks• And More!

Just six Laptops!

How are you managing to use your 6 student laptops in your classroom?• In groups• As a learning centre• Grab them when you need them• As a tool for students who need additional support• With Math Buddies or Reading Buddies• Security

3-Part Math Lessons

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

MacBook 101

System Preferences

•Dock•Trackpad•Displays

Applications - Stickies

Applications - Photo Booth

Applications - Calculator

• Go to your applications and drag the Calculator onto your Dock

• Let’s Try!

Grab or Screen Capture

In Spotlight search “Recorder”

Creating a Spinner• Create a spinner that meets the following

criteria:• minimum of 4 sections• equally likely to land on 2 colours• most likely to land on green• unlikely to land on blue• if it were spun 100 times, it is expected for the

arrow to land on red 25 times • Screen Capture your completed spinner

[Command + Shift + 4]

Explain your Thinking• Use any of the tools we tried today to

communicate your solutionsStickiesPhoto BoothCalculatorScreen Capture/GrabNotebook Recorder

• What other ways could you use these tools to communicate Mathematical thinking in your classroom

• Discussion Area• Resources including EQAO• Calendar of Events• 3-Part Math Lessons

http://aw.tdsb.on.ca/sites/tl/tlte/mcs/SiteHome.aspx

Thanks for Attending

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Additional Slides

Word Problem ExampleOver the past few months Ravie has been babysitting for different families. He has been paid the following amounts per hour:

5, 20, 8, 10, 15, 8, 12

A new family is interested in hiring Ravie for babysitting.

About how much money per hour should Ravie charge for his babysitting service?

How can you use these tools within a 3-Part Math Lesson?

How can you use these tools within a 3-Part Math Lesson?

Let’s Try withNational Library of Virtual Manipulatives

Creating a Math Journal

What other ways could you use this application in your classroom?

Applications - Stickies

Applications - Stickies

Action!

Applications - Stickies

Action!

Turn & Talk

Action!

Applications - Calculator

Action!

Some Features:•Number of Decimal Places•Speech Options

Applications – Paper Tape

Action!

Applications - Calculator

Action!

How could you use the Covert feature in your classroom?

How could you use the Covert feature in your classroom?

Resources - ICT Experiences